by Konstantin Tskhay March 25, 2025 📉 Retention Isn't Just a Number—It's a Trend ↓ Hi Friends, I’ve been a bit quiet lately—and that’s because I’ve been cooking up something really exciting. I’m not quite ready to share it yet (soon!), but it’s a project I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and I can’t wait to bring you into the fold when the time’s right. Meanwhile, here are a few things that happened on my end: Toronto Metropolitan University People Analytics Course is Live Toronto People...
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by Konstantin Tskhay November 13th The State of People Analytics 2025: My Two Cents on Research ↓ Hi, Friends, It's been a few months. I've been on an extended vacation, visiting my family abroad and then travelling through Japan. Let's do a quick news update first: Upon my return, I spoke about the concept of Employee Lifetime Value (ELTV) with Daneal Charney at Tech Talent North. For those who don't know, Employee Lifetime Value (ELTV) is the productivity and performance you get from your...
5 months ago • 3 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay September 11th Effective Data Storytelling by Brent Dykes: My Independent Review ↓ Hey, Everyone, You probably have seen a bunch of people last week and the week before joining the Society for People Analytics as founding members with images just like this one: Did you know you only needed a quick sign-up form to join? What a brilliant marketing ploy to create an evergreen community to farm. Aside from marketing tactics, the idea is excellent: connecting people analytics...
7 months ago • 4 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay August 28th Building a Strong People Analytics Foundation for Early-Stage Startups ↓ Hey Friends, Today, we will discuss data infrastructure for HR Leaders at Start-Ups and Scale-Ups. Why? If you get this right from the start, you can effectively drive your People Analytics forward for a long time. But before we do, here are some ANNOUNCEMENTS! Did you know I will speak on October 28th at the Tech Talent North conference about the importance of ROI in People Analytics...
7 months ago • 5 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay August 21st Once Upon a Time: Why Are We So Obsessed with Stories in Data Analytics Anyway? ↓ Hey All, Over the last week, I finally saw Deadpool and Wolverine, which was a really fun movie. But, like most (ahem, all) Marvel movies, this one had a very little story. It went something like this: Deadpool was trying to live an everyday life Something happened, and the universe started to collapse He found Wolverine to save the world They united and, through a bunch of...
8 months ago • 4 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay August 7th Scale versus Value: What should you focus on? ↓ Hi, Friends, It has been a hectic couple of weeks. During my Palm Springs vacation, I saw beautiful Joshua Tree Park. I then returned home to move a client from their old office to a new one and joined the DataDriven advisory team at the invitation of the great Lydia Wu. Sign up to get our updates! And all that in just 2 weeks, while the market crashed into panic and fear. And so goes the summer. Anyways... Today,...
8 months ago • 3 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay June 15th People Analytics Expectations Vs. Reality: How Do We Close the Gap? ↓ Hi, All! This week in People Analytics: Please fill out The State of People Analytics Survey Eitan Vesely from Watercooler chatted about AI in HR this week I am on the SteerCo for Tech Talent North In other words, a lot has happened. Yet, over the last two weeks, I've been going back to 2023 and wondering why there is such a disconnect between what HR leaders expect and what HR functions...
9 months ago • 3 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 10th The State of People Analytics: Where do we go from here? ↓ Hey Friends, As many of you know, I am on the People Analytics Advisory Board for HR.com, which is an honour and a privilege to contribute to the research this organization does. So, we are ready for our new survey! Click the link below and participate! Your insights help us decide the next steps in people analytics! As we collect the data, I thought it might be interesting to review last year's results...
9 months ago • 2 min read
by Konstantin Tskhay July 3rd Can we trust it?Importance of Reliability ↓ Hi, Friends! It's July! We are officially more than 50% into the year and have seen a solid 15% increase in the value of the S&P 500, including the dividends. Whoops, wrong newsletter! July is my favourite month of the year. It's my birthday month when people take time off to be with family and connect with friends. Reflecting on the last year, I will officially mark my 1st anniversary of being an entrepreneur at the...
9 months ago • 3 min read